diff --git a/arch/cris/Kconfig b/arch/cris/Kconfig
index 3462245..7adac38 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 	help
 	  Enables the DMA1 input channel for ser0 (ttyS0).
 	  If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-	  used when receiveing data.
+	  used when receiving data.
 	  Normally you want to use DMA, unless you use the DMA channel for
 	  something else.
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
 	help
 	  Enables the DMA7 input channel for ser2 (ttyS2).
 	  If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-	  used when receiveing data.
+	  used when receiving data.
 	  Normally you want to use DMA, unless you use the DMA channel for
 	  something else.
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 	help
 	  Enables the DMA3 input channel for ser3 (ttyS3).
 	  If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-	  used when receiveing data.
+	  used when receiving data.
 	  Normally you want to use DMA, unless you use the DMA channel for
 	  something else.